FRIENDSHIP
IRL
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This isn't your typical friendship advice.
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The podcast where real people reveal how they’re actually building community.
The Friendship IRL Podcast delivers weekly permission slips and practical strategies for building the village you need in today's world - through real conversations with people who are making friendship moves and showing us what works (and what doesn't) in modern connection.
Tired of hearing “just put yourself out there” or “join a meetup group” without any real guidance on what comes next? Yeah, me too.
That’s why every week, I sit down with real people who are actually building meaningful connections in modern life. We skip the generic advice and dive straight into the messy truth about friendship and community – from turning casual coffee dates into lasting friendships to navigating big life changes without losing your people. Sometimes we bring in researchers and experts to help us make sense of it all, but mostly? It’s real stories from real people who are figuring this out just like you.
Each episode is part permission slip, part strategy session. You’ll hear how other people are breaking the traditional rules of friendship to build communities that actually work for their real lives. No perfect circumstances required. No magical extrovert powers needed. Just honest conversations about what’s working (and what isn’t) in modern connection.
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HI. I'M ALEX.
Look, I get it. Building meaningful friendships as an adult feels IMPOSSIBLE sometimes. Trust me, I’ve heard every reason in the book (and used most of them myself).
But here’s the thing… after interviewing hundreds of people about friendship and completely transforming my own community through small, brave shifts, I discovered something that changed everything: we all have WAY more connection opportunities than we realize. We just need to see these everyday moments differently.
That’s why I started Friendship IRL. Every week, we sit down with real people who are actually figuring this out. No perfect circumstances required. No magical extrovert powers needed. Just honest conversations about building your village in ways that actually work for YOUR life.
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